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Arrived in the mail today!

Taking advantage of a sale going on at @upmississippi.bsky.social - pluck up a copy of "Global Indigenous Horror" edited by @nsborwein.bsky.social

I love the cover.

#Horror #Academic #AcademicHorror
Copy of Global Indigenous Horror.
August 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
raveneesimo.bsky.social
Meet Dr. Prone Polkey, a hand surgeon living in modern Wisconsin. He's the main protagonist for my original adult story: "The Horrors of Being Alive". I created this to test.

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#TheHorrorsOfBeingAlive #thoba #cosmichorror #horror #academichorror
March 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
fraidycatpress.bsky.social
Today's issue 1 #authorspotlight is on R.E. Dyer!
His story takes readers on a journey of longing & grief through a telescope into the stars in a classic take on #cosmichorror and #academichorror. Check it out when our inaugural issue drops soon!

#indiepublishing #horror #firstissue
April 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
cristinaghi.bsky.social
I’m reading The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett, and frankly I don’t know what’s scarier- the actual plot or the fact that they dragged this PhD student on an adventure when she should be writing her thesis. #booksky #academichorror
February 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
xalieri.bsky.social
The official textbook is available! Click to see the details and see how much it's going to set you back. [HINT: not much!]

#Horror #HorrorFiction #AcademicHorror #CosmicHorror #Satire #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #FreePostOnSubstack

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Textbook Available for Purchase!
An important announcement regarding the availability of a refined and updated bound edition of site materials, suitable for the e-reader of your choice.
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May 1, 2024 at 9:48 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
Another feature-length e-book presentation from SRF Heavy Industries Document Division!

#Fiction #Horror #BlackSatire #AcademicHorror #CosmicHorror #PhilosopicalHorror #StoryCollection #WeirdFiction 100,000+ words/490+ pages #EPUB #PDF #MOBI #AZW3

$5 at l.xal.li/KOFI-THoFK !
an ad for the ebook of The House of Forbidden Knowledge
May 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
xalieri.bsky.social
It's the new moon.... That means it's time once again for the new moonthly study guide!

You know what happens if you fall behind!

#Fiction #HorrorFiction #AcademicHorror #CosmicHorror #BlackSatire #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #FreeOnSubstack

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Monthly Study Guide - May, 2024
New to the academy? We're well aware how confusing it can be. Every month we'll post a study guide to make sure you don't miss a thing! After all, you know the penalty for failing out. Don't risk it!
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May 8, 2024 at 9:51 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
"WELCOME TO OCTOBER COUNTRY" SALE!

The House of Forbidden Knowledge!

NEW PRICE: $2 at l.xal.li/XALFIC !

#EBook #Fiction #Horror #AcademicHorror #DarkAcademia #WeirdLit #CosmicHorror
Laszlo Xalieri’s The House of Forbidden Knowledge: not for the faint of heart or stomach. This macabre and sardonic exploration of the hidden First University dedicated to the preservation of all knowledge—dangerous, perverse, or mundane—is profoundly unsettling yet laughter-provoking. Xalieri shuffles elements of horror, humor, and post-human philosophical musings into a reading experience reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges and Thomas Ligotti. Presented through lectures, committee meeting transcripts, bulletins, and student papers, this work reveals a world very close to our own where the ravenous hunger for knowledge ignores all boundaries and consequences. The reader encounters grotesque technologies, ancient secrets, and terrifying glimpses of uncontrollable and unfathomable power. Xalieri’s cynical wit, directed at the absurdity of academia and human nature, provides moments of dark humor and utterly fails to cushion the book’s chilling impact. This book will remain with you long af Cover art for Laszlo Xalieri's The House of Forbidden Knowledge with some amusing and mood setting sidebar text invoking academic anxiety a sample page of a section of Laszlo Xalieri's The House of Forbidden Knowledge titled "A Hilarious Look Back at Your Application for Admission a promo image for the Ko-Fi Shop's October sale promising $1 and $2 prices and strangely trying to imply that digital items like e-books take up space in an inventory, which is obviously BS. Also, the link: https://l.xal.li/XALFIC
October 6, 2024 at 12:02 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
It's the new moon, so it's time for the new moonthly study guide from The House of Forbidden Knowledge. Lovely previews from the Bottle Spirits textbook. Can't risk falling behind!

#Horror #AcademicHorror #BlackSatire #OccultSchool #GoBlackMold!

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Monthly Study Guide - June, 2024
New to the academy? We're well aware how confusing it can be. Every month we'll post a study guide to make sure you don't miss a thing! After all, you know the penalty for failing out. Don't risk it!
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June 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM
xalieri.bsky.social
Can you find what you're looking for at the bottom of a bottle? I suppose it depends on what you put in there.... Time to start your education!

#Horror #Fiction #HorrorFiction #AcademicHorror #THoFK #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #FreeOnSubstack

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Bottled Spirits: Section One—Theory
What is a Bottled Spirit? Let's get into the basic anatomy and the theory behind these useful constructs—assuming you've studied the warnings and disclaimers, of course. Time to get your hands dirty!
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May 30, 2024 at 10:37 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
It's time to meet more of the school staff and faculty. Let's have a look at a few of the Professors Emeriti!

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Old Demons of the First Class
Here is another excerpt from the notebook of a student detailing the progress of some promising linguistic research. We truly hope that material like this properly conveys the daily student experience...
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April 20, 2024 at 11:04 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
Hey, patrons! Guess what's FREE FOR YOU and AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD THIS VERY SECOND!

#EPUB #MOBI #AZW3 #PDF #Horror #HorrorFiction #AcademicHorror #CosmicHorror #BlackHumor #Satire #TheHouseOfForbiddenKnowledge #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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April 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
xalieri.bsky.social
Take your literary criticism from "the death of the author" to "the afterlife of the author" with this student paper at The House of Forbidden Knowledge!

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A Xenolinguistic Analysis of a Few Lines of Ancient Verse
Here's another typical preliminary paper from a first-year student working on a core course assignment. Its roughness should not be expected to exemplify the standards we demand from finished work.
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April 10, 2024 at 11:10 AM
xalieri.bsky.social
A solar eclipse means it's a new moon, and a new moon means it's time for the new moonthly study guide.

You know what to do!

#Horror #HorrorFiction #AcademicHorror #CosmicHorror #Șolomanță #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #FreeOnSubstack

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Monthly Study Guide - April, 2024
New to the academy? We're well aware how confusing it can be. Every month we'll post a study guide to make sure you don't miss a thing! After all, you know the penalty for failing out. Don't risk it!
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April 8, 2024 at 8:35 PM
xalieri.bsky.social
Here's your chance to finally get a look at a typical class assignment at The House of Forbidden Knowledge!

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Wet Specimen
Here's a typical sample of class notes from the notebooks of a typical student working on a typical first-year assignment. Assume that any derangement or desperation you detect is also typical.
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March 29, 2024 at 10:16 AM
kansaswoman.bsky.social
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Welcome to Intro to Horror Microbites: Lecture 1! Today, we explore how Noël Carroll defines horror in THE PHILOSOPHY OF HORROR. Carroll argues that horror is defined by its affect (our feelings of re...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM